An investigation concerning vocabulary changes in the State Examination for Certified Care Workers following a curriculum revision

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  • NAKAGAWA Kenji
    International Strategy Organization, Yokohama National University

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  • 介護福祉士国家試験カリキュラム変更に伴う使用語彙の変化に関する調査
  • カイゴ フクシシ コッカ シケン カリキュラム ヘンコウ ニ トモナウ シヨウゴイ ノ ヘンカ ニ カンスル チョウサ

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In accordance with the Economic Partnership Agreement, the State Examination for Certified Care Workers (SECCW) must be taken by caregiving trainees. Beginning with the twenty-fourth examination, which was conducted during the 2011 fiscal year, the SECCW was modified to conform to revised curriculum guidelines. However, existing vocabulary teaching materials and prior research in the field of nursing are based on data from earlier versions of the SECCW, and hence conform to the previous curriculum. It is therefore unclear whether past learning materials and research remain applicable to the new curriculum. Hence, to provide examinees with essential data for learning vocabulary effectively that is in agreement with the revised curriculum, this study compares the usage conditions of words(nouns) in exams based on the previous curriculum (i.e., the twenty-first to twenty-third exams) and the revised curriculum (i.e., the twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth exams). Despite a considerable degree of overlap between the words used in both curriculums, there were nevertheless some words specific to the revised version. Furthermore, by prioritizing the acquisition of words that appear most frequently, examinees can effectively master 80% of the vocabulary present in the SECCW.

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